Teel Time: Golden Horseshoe, Kingsmill make Golf Digest top 100

Two renowned Williamsburg layouts have made Golf Digest's biennial ranking of the nation's top 100 public courses.

Golden Horseshoe's Gold Course is No. 50, Kingsmill's River Course No. 79 on the recently unveiled list. Kingsmill is new to the rankings; Golden Horseshoe was No. 32 in 2009.

The two courses were designed by icons -- the late Robert Trent Jones for Golden Horseshoe's Gold, Pete Dye for Kingsmill's River. Golden Horseshoe hosted the 2007 NCAA men's championship tournament; Kingsmill staged a professional tournament from 1981-2009, the first 22 years with the PGA Tour, the final seven with the LPGA.

Two other Virginia courses made the list: Spring Creek in Gordonsville is No. 70, and Mattaponi Springs in Ruther Glen is No. 72.

Pebble Beach Golf Links in northern California heads the rankings for the second consecutive time. Pebble Beach has hosted five U.S. Opens, most recently last year's, won by Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, the first European to win the event in 40 years.